Complete casting has been announced for the Guthrie's upcoming production of Alfred Uhry's Edgardo Mine.

Brian Murray
Photo by Aubrey Reuben

Based on David I. Kertzer's book "The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortaro, the new play will be directed by Mark Lamos and will be presented at the Guthrie's McGuire Proscenium Stage Nov. 4-Dec. 17. Three-time Tony nominee Brian Murray will head the cast as Pope Pius IX.

Edgardo Mine is set in 1850's Italy where, according to press notes, "a Christian cannot be raised by Jews. After being secretly baptized by a housemaid as an infant, the young Edgardo is taken from his Jewish parents and raised as a Catholic. As the ensuing battle for Edgardo’s custody rages, his mother suffers her own crisis of faith as she clashes with the church, her husband and eventually Edgardo himself in a fight for his soul."

Brian Murray received Tony nominations for his performances in The Crucible, The Little Foxes and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. His other Broadway credits include The Rivals, Uncle Vanya, Twelfth Night, Racing Demon, White Liars & Black Comedy, The Show Off, A Small Family Business, The Circle, Blithe Spirit, Arsenic and Old Lace, Hay Fever, Noises Off, Da, The Waltz of the Toreadors, Sleuth and All in Good Time. The Guthrie is located at 818 South 2nd Street (at Chicago Avenue) in downtown Minneapolis. Tickets, priced $22-$52, are available by calling (612) 377-2224 or by visiting www.guthrietheater.org.